HaywoodAtlas of the Celtic World.Thames and Hudson 2001 0500051097 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Quarto 144 pp " In a series of stunning full-color maps, covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, the first-ever atlas of the Celts charts their dramatic history from bronze age origins to the present day diaspora." Price:
20.00 USD

Herbert, SusanCat's History of Western Art.Bullfinch Press 1994. 0821220853 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Octavo 64 pp "A delightful and witty "cat-alog" of feline masterpieces that spoofs 4,000 years of art history. Instantly recognizable to casual museum-goers and anyone who has ever perused Janson's History of Art, the "works" are captioned with deadpan annotations by a real-life art historian. 32 color illustrations. Thirty-two cat paintings--based on masterpieces by Michelangelo, Whistler, Sargent, Van Gogh, and many others--take a humorous look at the history of art. By the author of A Victorian Cat's Journal." Price:
10.00 USD

Herbert, SusanImpressionist Cats.Bullfinch Press 1992. 0821219588 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Octavo 64 pp "Cats stroll among Monet's wild poppies and sit in Mary Cassatt's loge at the opera in feline versions of the masterpieces of Impressionism by the creator of The Cats Gallery of Art and A Victorian Cat's Journal. BOMC. Recreates great Impressionist paintings, but with cats substituted for the human models." Price:
10.00 USD

Herlihy, DavidThe History of Feudalism Walker and Co. 1970 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Octavo 352 pp "...Examines the lines along which the basic institutions, customs, and traditions grew and changed...asks why at certain times did there occur changes in the social and economic institutions…reconstructs and understands the total human situation.' Concentrates on 12 and 13th centuries. Price:
20.00 USD

Herringer, RobertHistory of Medical Illustration from Antiquity to 1600New York Editions Medicina Rara 1970 0272760412 Cloth with leather title-labels on front cover an Good GoodPublisher's slipcase has moderate sun-fading along edges and very slight shelf-wear Quarto Translated from the German. First English Language Edition. 178pp Profusely illustrated in color and B&W. Price:
60.00 USD

Higgins, GodfreyThe Celtic Druids.Philosophical Research Society. 1977 0893144126 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Quarto 324 pp plates and folding plates Facsimile reprint of 1829 edition "An attempt to show that the Druids were the priests of an Oriental Colonies who emigrated from India, and were introducers of the first or Cadmean system of letters, and the builders of Stonehenge, of Carmac, and of other Cyclopean works in Asia or Europe." Price:
60.00 USD

Higham, NJThe Death of Anglo-Saxon England.1997 Sutton 0750908858 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Octavo 230 pp "This richly illustrated volume focuses on the hundred years between 966 and 1066, tracing the cultural, dynastic and political background to this dramatic time. The story begins with a thematic evaluation of the Anglo-Danish conflicts of Ethelred's reign and the Danish supremacy of Cnut. The brief reigns of Cnut's own sons led to the improbable coronation in 1042 of Edward the Confessor. The core of the book discusses the politics and rivalries of his reign, suggesting that Edward himself was in large part responsible for the succession crisis of 1066.The claims of the principal candidates are considered, and the traumatic events of that year explored." Price:
15.00 USD

Highwater, JamakeSong from the Earth.Boston NYGS : 1976. 0821206982 Hardcover. Good Quarto 212 pp "Indian painting - from the nostalgic drawings by young braves imprisoned far from home in the 1870's to the expressionistic paintings of Fritz Scholder today - is a rich, vital, and unique strain of American art." Price:
25.00 USD

Hill, Margot Hamilton and Peter A. Bucknell.Evolution of Fashion : Pattern and Cut from 1066 to 1930.NY Batsford 1994 0896760995 Softcover. Good, previous owner's bookplate. Quarto 225 pages. " The evolution is a treament of the subject. First and foremost are the 56 full page reproductions of the drawings of Margot Hill illustrating, in period settings, the changing trends of male and female dress over 10 centuries - from 1066-1930. For each of these, Peter Buchnell has provided a dressmaker's pattern drawn to scale." Price:
25.00 USD

Hill, Tom. National Museum of the American Indian.Creation's Journey.Smithsonian 1994. 1560984538 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Quarto 256 pp "Drawing on the vast collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, Creation's Journey retells the story of native life from the Arctic to the Tierra del Fuego, and from childhood to old age. Using objects, historical photographs, and the voices of Native Americans past and present, the book reawakens our senses to values and traditions that once prevailed. 220 color and 120 duotone photos." Price:
15.00 USD

Hills, PatriciaStuart Davis.Abrams 1996. 0810932199 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Quarto 160 pp 124 illus, 52 in color." Davis took his inspiration not only from European art, but from American popular culture... this book is the first study to take fully into account Davis' formative response to black American music- how it reshaped his understanding of what art could be. " Price:
35.00 USD

Hobson, RLThe Wares of the Ming Dynasty.Tuttle 1973 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Quarto 208 pp 59 p-lates in color and black and white. The Purpose of Hobson's book is to explain and illustrate as many varieties of Ming ceramics - paticularly the porcelains of Ching -te Chen as possible. The text is based primarily on information obtained from, Chinese sources and occasional notes made by Europeans who visited China in MIng times. Price:
20.00 USD

Hodgkin.A History of Anglo-Saxons.Oxford Clarendon Press : Hardcover. Good, some foxing to flyleaves Octavo 748 total pp. 2 vols. Folding maps in color, black and white plates and photographs. "The aim of this work is to present a History of the Anglo-Saxons up to the time of Alfred the Great. The history of the Angles and Saxons is traced from the time they are first mentioned among the tribes of Germany to the death of Alfred. " Price:
60.00 USD

Hoffmann, RichardFishers' Craft and Lettered Art Tracts of Fishing from the End of the Middle AgesHardcover Good Octavo 403 pp "Fishers' Craft and Lettered Art" Provides editions, English translations, and analysis from social, cultural, and environmental perspectives on the three oldest European extended tracts on fishing. Richard Hoffmann explores the history of fishing in popular culture and outlines the economic and ecologic considerations needed to examine and understand the fishing manuals, which are presented in their original languages; Spanish and German; with facing page translations. Close attention is paid to original setting, functions, and possible range of readings, with detailed explanatory notes to help modern fishers and historians. Hoffmann further explores how continental fishing traditions were conveyed from oral craft practice into printed culture, and proposes that these manuals demonstrate a lively and complex interaction between written texts and popular culture. Fishers' Craft and Lettered Art is a fascinating look at one vital aspect of everyday life at the end of the Middle Ages." Price:
40.00 USD

Holland, MargaretEnglish Provincial Silver.New York Arco Pub : 1971. 0668024925 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Octavo 240 pp 3 maps, numerous black and white illustrations, town and city markings. An Account of Old Country Silver, with sections on Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Price:
20.00 USD

Hollingsworth, BrianRailways of the World.Gallery 1984. 0831704926 Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Quarto 359 pp "Photographs and maps document the great railways of the world, and narrative details statistics and description and gives a survey of the operations of rail systems in Europe, North and South America, and around the world." Price:
12.00 USD

Holme, BryanMedieval PageantThames and Hudson 1987 Hard cover in DJ. Good Good Quarto 104 pp 77 color illus. Incisive commentaries within historical context on a journey through medieval Europe from paintings and illustrations of the times of everyday life. Price:
24.00 USD

Holt, EdgarProtest in Arms : The Irish Troubles 1916-1923.Coward-McCann 1961. Hardcover in DJ. Good Good Octavo 328 pp "Told authoritatively, concisely, and impartially, this powerful narrative relates that final protest in arms, by which the southern and western countries of Ireland threw off British domination, to the centuries-old hope of independence." Price:
20.00 USD

Honey, W.B.Corean Pottery.Faber and Faber Hardcover in DJ. Good/Good, some wear to dj. Octavo 'Less restricted than the Chinese by devotion to ancient bronze-shape, the Corean pottery is unsurpassed for beauty of form, and shows great simplicity and grace, and at times a wild power in its incised , inlaid, and painted decoration.'. Price:
50.00 USD

Hoover, HerbertA Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes.Huntington Press 1930. Hardcover. Good Octavo Out of series, lim ed. 990 copies. 41 pp A fine press reprint of two addresses by President Hoover delivered when he was Secretary of Commerce, as his inaugural address as president of the Izaak Walton League of America. Price:
75.00 USD

Hope, TELexical Borrowing in the Romance Languages.New York University Press 1971. First edition. Hardcover in DJ. Good/Good Octavo 2 vols. 782 pp total. "To present as complete a picture as possible of the movement of vocabulary between French and Italian from early times...." Price:
60.00 USD

Hornblower, Simon and Antony Spawforth.The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization.Oxford 1998 0198601654 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Octavo 794 pp Unrivaled in scope and scholarship,The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilizationis an indispensable guide to the richly textured history of ancient Greece and Rome. From military history to architecture, ancient law to mythology, the sciences to the arts, these meticulously detailed entries breathe life into the people, places and events that shaped the development of classical civilization. Price:
10.00 USD

This volume deals with XX and XXI, Missing Vol 2 (deals with 21-22), Vol 3( deals with 30-31), Vol 4 (32-33), Vol 5 (34-35). This volume deals with Reports of Cases in the Herefrod Iter, Reports of Cases in the Salop Iter, Reports of Cases in the Common Bench, Reports of Cases in the Stafford Iter. Price:
100.00 USD

House, JohnMonet : Nature Into Art.Yale University Press 1986 0300037856 Hardcover in DJ Good Good Quarto 250 pp "John House's introduction to Monet's life and work presents a sequence of dazzling illustrations that chart the artist's progress as he became increasingly preoccupied with color and atmospheric effect, and the direct studies of nature gave way to paintings of greater richness and harmony, in which the play of varied colors replaced the conventional drawing and modeling of forms." Price:
20.00 USD